Given the Legendre’s equation:

(1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦 ′′ − 22𝑦 ′ + 𝑘(𝑘 + 1)𝑦 = 0 → 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ①

In standard form, 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ① is rewritten as ______(1)______. Since 𝑥 = 0 is an
ordinary point, 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ① has a general solution of the form 𝑦 = ______(2)______;
hence; 𝑦 ′ = ______(3)______ and 𝑦 ′′ = ______(4)______. Substitute 𝑦 and its
derivatives into the given differential 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ①; four series are obtained with indices
𝑛 = 2, 𝑛 = 1 and 𝑛 = 0, respectively. Write these series and label as 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ②; these
consists of 𝑥 0 , 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 and 𝑥 0 , respectively. In order to make each remaining series start
with 𝑥 2 , the following terms from the specified series in 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ② should be pulled
out:
1st series: ______(5)______ and ______(6)______ (1st and 2nd terms)
2nd series: the pulled-out term should be returned to the remaining series
3rd series: ______(7)______ (1st term only)
4th series ______(8)______ and ______(9)______ (1st and 2nd terms)
The equation for the remaining series plus the pulled-out terms is labeled
𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ③. This contains the following terms: [ _____(10)_____ ] 𝑥 0 +
[ _____(11)_____ ] 𝑥 + [∑∞
𝑛=4 ______(12)______ ] 𝑥
𝑛−2
+
[∑∞ 𝑛 ∞ 𝑛
𝑛=2 _____(13)_____ ] 𝑥 + [∑𝑛=2 _____(14)_____ ] 𝑥 +

[∑∞ 𝑛 ′
𝑛=2 _____(15)_____ ] 𝑥 = 0 → 𝑒𝑞 𝑛. ③.

The first series in 𝑒𝑞 ′ 𝑛. ③ is rewritten as _____(16)_____ by substituting 𝑛 + 2

for 𝑛, so that all the indices of the new series are equal and 𝑥 𝑛 can be factored out
from the series with a coefficient _____(17)_____.
Equating the coefficients 𝑥 0 , 𝑥 and 𝑥 𝑛 to zero yields
𝑎2 = _____(18)_____ 𝑎0 , 𝑎3 = _____(19)_____ 𝑎1 , and 𝑎𝑛+2 = _____(20)_____
𝑎𝑛 , 𝑛 ≥ 2. The equation for 𝑎𝑛+2 is called the _____(21)_____ formula from which 𝑎𝑛
values are obtained corresponding to the 𝑛 values presented in a table. These 𝑎𝑛
values are substituted into the term-by-term general formula as follows:
_____(22)_____.